Copy holder and guide.



' Patented May I, I906. J. H. STDRMER; COPY HOLDER AND GUIDE.

A lication filed Jan. 15, 1900.

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" l iv trot-DER AN o e me semmc'mon fomiing anes Letters Patent No." 648,810, dated May 1, 19.00. 7 application filed January 15, 1900.. Serlalli0. 1}555. unmade.)

Be it' jknown. thatl,John-H. STORMER, a citizen of theUi iitedIStates, residing at Pittscompany'ing drawings. to

burg, in Penney-l h. evz my mea certain new and useful' Im' 'ro' ,'e1 ncut-s,in Copy Holders and Gnides,fo f f'which the following is aspecitic'ation, reference being had thereintotheac This invention relates to a copy holder and guide, and-particularlyto a guide or marker adapted to be automatically operated in the movementlof a type-w'riting machine from line to-line, thereby maintaining the guide in positioii7' at a'line corresponding to the line upon whichthe'. type-writer is operating. I

The invention has for one of its objectsto" simplify andlimprov e' the construction of the several. parts, whereby the guide or markerwill respon dto all the movements of the type-'1 writing machine over thepaper beneath the same. i i

It has for its particular object to facilitate and expedite the copying of schedules or rolls -matter already written.

or other tabulated papers, in. which it is neeessary that .the operator have a positive guide which. can be advanced line byline in the movement of the machine.

A further object of the invention is toprovide mechanism whereby the guides are returned to any line .orplaee upon the copy'if the machine be moved backward over the ,Other objects and-advantages of the invention will hel'eina fterappear in the following shown in Fig. 1, illustrating the counterbalance mechanism. Fig. t is a detailvertical section through the guides'for the counter balance, and Fig. 5'is a side elevation of the complete holder and guide operatively con-,

nected to a type-writingmachine.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts county of Allegheny, State of Fig. 2 is a vertical, section, with parts broken away, through the board. Fig. 3 is a perspective of. the rear of the board I throughout thcseveral figures of the draw- --ings.

. The letter A-designatesa suitable support, which may bea desk or table adapted to carry .any preferred form ,or construction of type writing machine adapted to move'from line to line over the paper to be written. For illustration,ia typewriter, as indicated at A, is mountedto' bemoved upon a base or foundation A and is heldin its positiombymeans of a line-latch A adapted to engage-suitable ratchet-teeth A carried by the base. By

means of thislatch the carriage is fed down- 7 ward line by line as the matterjs written upon thepaperheld upon the base A At the rear of the supportA and in-frontof the operator using the machine A is a suitable copy-holdina'vertical position. This board isadapted tohave applied and secured thereto by any ing boardB, supported by any desired means preferred-means the copy B to be followed by the operator.

The several parts .he-reinbefore described maybe of any desired construction, as they constitute the cooperating" members with which the improved hold ei guide work.

The copy guide or marker 'C 'is' supported by means of cords or flexible connections 0', extending over a suitable hearing at the top of the board B-for instance, a pulley C and connected at the rear of the board with a counterbalance D, which is of slightly-greater weight than the marker, so as t'o'clevate the marker if no pressure or tension be applied thereto. This counterbalance is guided in its reciprocating movements by means of guides D,,carried upon the board I and provided with mortisesD into which tenons D u on the end P of the counterbalance D fit. The guide or m arkeris connected with thetype-writing machine by means of cords or flexible connections E, extending downward from the guide, and hence over some suitable supp0rt-for instance, .a pulley E -to a portion of the typewriting machine, as shown at A By this 5 means it will be seen that the marker isfree at all times to move in the advance of the type-writingmachihe over the paperwritten up'on,rand*by properly? locating thew-copy B in such position that themarker stands at lines will agree and the line of copy will be revealed to the operator as he feeds the machine for the writing of a subsequent; line. The marker 0 is provided with a beveled or thin edge C which facilitates the reading of the line directly above the same. If at any time it is desired to return the machine to a line already written, the counterbalance at once moves the guide 0 forward to such line as the tension is relieved upon the cordE by the movementof the type-writing machine.

This invention has been found of particular importance in copying insurance schedules or papers,,such as pay-rolls, in which a' number of sheets may be secured upon the board B, and the guide or markerfollows each line as the duplicate copy is written upon the paper supported beneath the type-writing machine. This prevents the duplicating or skipping of any line, as the automatic movement of the guide shows the operator the line last written, and theattachment to a typewriter does not in any way affect the operation of the machine. 7

It will be understood that the type-writer hereinbeforennentioned is of the class commonly known-as the book type-writers, in which the typegbars and writing mechanism move over the sheet to be printed and are fed from line to line by means of devices con-- necting with the support upon which the machine is mounted.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. The combination with a type-writing ma; chine movably mounted upon a support, of a cop board supported adjacent thereto, a guide movabl y supported on said board, flexible means positively connecting said guide and type-writing machine for the movement of the guide in one direction, and means for effecting the movement of the guide in an op- ,posite direction; substantially as specified.

2. The combination with a type-writing machine movably mounted upon a support, of a copyboard supported. adjacent'thereto, a ,7 guide movabl y supported on said board, flexible means positively connecting said guide and type-writing machine for the movement of the guide in one direction, a sliding counterbalance, and flexible connections between the same and said guide; substantially as specified.

3. The combination with a movable writing member, of a copy-board supported adjacent thereto, a guide or marker movable over said board, a flexible connection extending from said guide over a hearing at the base of the board to said writing member, guiding-strips upon the back of said board',-a-counterbalauce slidingly mounted between said strips, and flexible connections extending from the upper portion of said guide over bearings at the top of the board to said counterbalance; substantially as specified. v

4. The combination with a type-writing machine mounted upon a support and adapted for step-by-step movement in writing successive lines, of a copy-board, a counterbalanced 1 guide or marker mounted thereon, and a positive connection between said marker and type-Wt iting machine, whereby a line-by-1ine move mout of the type-writer produces-a similar sin-\ultaneous 'movement of the marker; I substa ntially as specified.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in prest nce of two witnesses.

JOHN H. STORMER.

W itnesses J. A. TENHILL,

W'. E. GEoGnEo'AN. 

